The Federal Energy Advocate (FEA) at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider sweeping rules adopted in May to shore-up long-term transmission projects at the expense of reliability and costs to consumers, Gongwer reports.

The Ohio FEA argued that the rule requires transmission providers to adopt and maintain a 20-year planning horizon when vetting future facilities without seeking state support and without consideration of how those projects will improve reliability at reasonable rates to consumers. The FEA argued that the result will be a transmission grid that is “not built primarily for reliability but to meet political and corporate goals.” 6/25/2024